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1. mmsc · 1790086381 · focus · HN ↗

   For anybody interested, the actual encrypted message:

     BTTE UM ANGABE DES MARSQWEGES X BEFINDE MIQ IN X ROSENOW ROSENOW X SOFORT FUNKANTWORT X WASCHBBSCH
   

   which, given misspellings, translates approximately to:

     Please specify the route of march. I am in Rosenow, Rosenow. Immediate reply by radio. Waschbusch.

   1. pjc50 · 1790087396 · focus · HN ↗

      Do we have any kind of transcript as to how the message was cracked, and whether this was cheaper or more expensive than simply Bombe-style trying all the combinations?

      1. russdill · 1790137797 · focus · HN ↗

         The bombe method requires a crib of sufficient length

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